Stage 8

Upon successful completion of Stage 8, your child will be moved up to Stage 9 in the Swim England programme.

Complete a set lasting 400metres (eg 16 x 25m, 8 x 50m, 4 x 100m) on a specific turnaround time agreed by the teacher or coach (eg 100 minutes for each 25m) with a focus on stroke technique and consistency.
Be able to swim 400m using front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke throughout showing correct technique across the full distance, the correct competitive start and turns throughout the swim should be demonstrated.
Swim 400 metres continuously using one stroke.
Be able to swim 25m butterfly showing good technique across the full distance to the expected standard.
Perform a 15 metre underwater kick on front from a push and glide in a streamlined position.
Perform a backstroke start then butterfly kick in a streamlined position underwater up to a maximum of 15 metres from the start point. Transfer into stroke and complete the remainder of the 25 metres.
Be able to demonstrate a competitive tumble turn with underwater kick off the wall, surfacing to continue swimming front crawl.
Be able to demonstrate a competitive start and a tumble turn with underwater kick off the wall, surfacing to continue swimming backstroke.
Be able to demonstrate a competitive turn with underwater kick off the wall, surfacing to continue swimming breaststroke.
Demonstrate a racing dive from the block, entering the water and performing the correct competitive start before continuing to swim their chosen stroke.